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Why it's time to invest in Canada's love for water
Canadians love water. Our culture and our history can prove it. So how is it that Canada is also one of the dirtiest countries in the industrialized world? How have we fallen to dead-last amongst the world’s wealthiest countries when it comes to environmental protection? This question is at the heart of all Waterkeeper’s work right now. How can we reconcile what we say we love – water, nature, being outdoors with friends and family – with how we actually live?
Wolfe Island's Lake Ontario Cup Tournament
The Lake Ontario Cup is an annual hockey tournament hosted on Wolfe Island since 2002. Although a small event, the tournament is quite cherished amongst locals, writers, and musicians – including Waterkeeper Mark Mattson, Dave Bidini, and Paul Steenhuisen. Paul recalls how the tournament does so much more than satisfy his love for hockey and provide the winning team with a milkjug trophy.
The Lost Edens of Lake Ontario
What is considered "normal" today may not have been considered the norm 150 years ago. Imagine growing up in a time when Lake Ontario's shoreline was wild and accessible and not occupied by industry. If standards for normalcy shift with each generation, how does this shifting baseline affect our ability to protect and conserve resources if we've never known them to exist?
This is my Watermark. What’s yours?
Started by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper in 2015, the Watermark Project aims to collect and archive one water story from every Canadian to demonstrate why swimmable, drinkable, fishable, water matters. Starting today, you can easily share your story at watermarkproject.ca. Lake Ontario Waterkeeper Vice President, Krystyn Tully discusses the Watermark Project and shares her Watermark.
7 fun things you can do around (or in) Lake Ontario this winter
Lake Ontario's watershed delivers year round. With frigid temperatures also come unique opportunities. Here is a list of 7 winter-fun activities you can find around the lake.
What can we expect from Environmental Assessments?
The nuclear industry has capitalized on the climate change media attention by touting its virtues; placing itself at the heart of the “clean, green energy” discussion. Now that’s not to say that nuclear power isn’t a realistic, viable option. But when you’re making a decision that affects millions of people and has potentially irreversible effects on the environment, you need more than a catchy PR slogan. You need all the facts out in the open; you need a complete and transparent assessment process.
2015 Case Review: Where do we stand at the end of the year?
With 2015 drawing to a close, what better time to look back at the events most affecting the lake? We looked at our newsletters, case summaries, and web traffic this year and compiled a list of the issues that caught your attention in 2015. Grab a coffee and enjoy the recap!
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